NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-5

 Doctors in Spain are closely monitoring condition of a nurse assistant with Ebola. She is in serious condition. Reporting from Madrid lory flare¹ says 15 people are quarantining for exposure of the patients. 

After Ebola crisis meeting, Spanish officials are urging calm, saying the country about with the virus is closely contained. 

“There is no one in Spain with the capacity to transmit Ebola except the effected patient who is in isolation² says crisis spokesman Dr. @@. He says none of those quarantines show any symptom and this is the time of that is less likely to do so. 

Assistant nurse Teresa Romero Ramos is still in very serious condition a week after being diagnosed with Ebola. She caught the virus with one of 2 Spanish missionaries³ who worked in West Africa and came to Madrid for treatment. They both died. For NPR News, I’m Lory Flare in Madrid. 

 

Head of Center for Disease, Control & Prevention at Atlanta is advising officials of US hospitals to be aware of possible symptoms of Ebola. CDC director Thomas Frieden's remark was coming on the heels of the identification of the first person who caught the disease within the US. 26-year-old Nina Pham is a Dallas nurse, who had been treating a man who contracted the virus well in Liberia. CDC says it’s now monitoring all people who treated the individual. 

 

Halfway⁴ through a 2 weeks Catholic Bishops⁵ assembling on family issues. The tone of a Vatican reporting on usually conciliatory toward a situation contradict to church doctrine⁶. NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli says the Bishops are welcome into the church gays and non-marital unions.  

There are no decision or changes in church’s condemnation⁷ of homosexual acts and gay marriage. But the report reflects Pope Francis call for a more merciful church. One Vatican analyst⁸ describes its tone as a pastoral earthquake. The reporter says gay have gift and quality to offer an exterritorial a capable of welcoming these people. Are our commutes⁹ capable of accepting and valuing their sex orientation¹⁰ without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony. It's far a cry from official church teaching that homosexuality is intrinsically disorder¹¹. The report also stresses that's a positive aspect to a couple living together without being married. Sylvia Poggioli, NPR News, Rome. 

 

According to Iraqi security official, militants¹² who so-call Islamic State would be able to seize military training camp in western Iraq. In Baghdad, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says airstrikes carried out by the US-led coalitional helping¹⁴, but he said it's not enough. 

"The heavy working on the ground is going to have to be done by Iraqi forces, and it's going to have to be done by the Sunni communities in the areas that ISIS occupies."

 

Spate¹⁵ of bombing is around Iraqi capital today, meanwhile claiming at least 30 lives. 

 

On Wall Street, stock closure sharply lowered. The Dow down 223 points; the NASDAQ lost 62 points. 

 

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Even as Turkey State-owned news agency says the Turkey and US have agreed to train and equip fighters battling with Islamic State. The country leader is saying there's nothing new. Turkey, which sits on the border with Syria, is also reportedly to be in discussion with US about allowing for the use of a Turkish military base by US forces. And Turkish demand no-fly-zone in safety haven¹⁶ for refugees be curved off. Yesterday US defense¹⁷ officials said the Turkey would allow US and coalition¹³ forces use its bases. 

 

Gone Girl remains¹⁸ the top draw on among movie audiences in US and Canada. NPR's Triner Williams reports the mystery earned estimated 26,8 million dollars in ticket sells. 

Gone Girl is going nowhere as it holds tight at the top of the chart for the second consecutive¹⁹ weekend. 

"As you know, my wife, Amy Ely Dunne, disappeared 3 days ago."

Ben Affleck portrays²⁰ a husband whose wife is missing. 

"Without body, without murder weapon, they're only hoping is a confession²¹."

Eventually, the doubt is cast on these innocents. Dracula Untold²² into the chart number 2. Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day debuts²³ in third place. Annabelle fell to number 4 and new released The Judge closed off the top 5 movies. Triner Williams, NPR News. 

 

Thousands packed the streets of New York City today for the annual Columbus Day parade, one of the world's largest celebrations of Italian American heritage. Parade also offers a major showcase for political candidates have their November election. This year's marching is including Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo and his Republican rival Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino. New York mayor Bill de Blasio was also among the marching. The annual parade began in 1929. 

 

1 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

5 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

6 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

7 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

8 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

9 commutes   

上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
• Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。

10 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

11 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

12 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

13 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

14 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

15 spate   

n.泛滥，洪水，突然的一阵

参考例句：

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。

16 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

17 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

18 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

19 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

20 portrays   

v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

22 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

23 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。